Bishop Learning Center librarian, Dita Ramler presented the students with an excellent overview of research methods for visuals. Each student will tell a story in a 8.5" x 11" format. The students may compose purely visual stories or combine the visuals with text.

In partial response to Diane Anderson's thoughtful wonderings on Day 4, I was interested that in both classes, the students wanted clarification that they were not required to write. Most of the students began right away on their "stories" when they returned from the library. The students had no hesitations about the ideas for the stories that they would tell. I hope to document their beginnings and evolving nature of each story. I was expecting the customary: "I don't know what to do." Clearly each student had a picture in their mind as to where they were going and several drew right away. There did not seem to be thumbnail drawings or sketches. I asked for "Work Cited" for acknowledgment of illustrator or photographer. We will discuss the problem solving process tomorrow. I was focused on fish printing with French Grade 1 & 2 (Vanny Clay) and working individually with students on Photoshop to complete a movie for chapel (Lauren Medeiros) on Friday. Although I did notice most students were writing poetry. The idea of metaphor and abstraction: visual and verbal were clearly apparent.
I will comment further at a later time.

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